So, The Pumpkin Show started on Tuesday for the locals and went until Saturday. There are different events and parades every day. The ones that we like to catch are the giant pumpkin weigh-in, the Little Miss Pumpkin Show parade, and the parade of the bands. What we do the rest of the time is just wander and look at the craft tents, let the kids ride some rides and stuff ourselves with al of the delicious fair goodness! In addition to all of the normal fair foods (such as elephant ears, funnel cakes, fried veggies, fried candy bars, fried Twinkies, and cotton candy, they have an unreal amount of items made out of pumpkin! There is pumpkin ice cream, whoopie pies (which are like moon pies made out of pumpkin bread and icing in the middle), pumpkin pie, fried pumpkin blossoms, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin donuts, pumpkin funnel cakes, pumpkin spice cappuccinos, pumpkin canolis, pumpkin burgers, pumpkin chili, and pumpkin buckeyes.
We packed the toddlers in the wagon and strolled Brady through the masses in the stroller and actually went to the Pumpkin show 3 days in a row! (James and I went on Saturday by ourselves and rode the ferris wheel and enjoyed a pumpkin funnel cake together. It was nice not having to share it with the kids! Hahaha, thank you Jack and Kathy!)
The kids really enjoyed everything there was to see and were incredibly well behaved! Peyton’s favorite was the parade of the bands. There were 24 bands that marched in the parade! She told us that she wants to be in a band when she grows up and she also wants to be a princess! All of the area wide fair queens and their attendants were in the parades as well. Peyton was waving at all of them. She even blew a kiss to one of the girls and the girl caught it against her chest and mouthed “Thank You” to Peyton. That made her day! I think Gavin really liked the drums and watching all of the people around him! Brady did great, sleeping the days away in the stroller. All in all, it was a great week. Even the weather couldn’t keep us down. It was in the high 70’s, low 80’s Tues and Wed and then plummeted to the mid 60’s even sometime in the mid 50’s. We just bundled everyone up and kept going.
We had a great vacation and enjoyed the time with family.
So, enjoy the pictures.
We packed the toddlers in the wagon and strolled Brady through the masses in the stroller and actually went to the Pumpkin show 3 days in a row! (James and I went on Saturday by ourselves and rode the ferris wheel and enjoyed a pumpkin funnel cake together. It was nice not having to share it with the kids! Hahaha, thank you Jack and Kathy!)
The kids really enjoyed everything there was to see and were incredibly well behaved! Peyton’s favorite was the parade of the bands. There were 24 bands that marched in the parade! She told us that she wants to be in a band when she grows up and she also wants to be a princess! All of the area wide fair queens and their attendants were in the parades as well. Peyton was waving at all of them. She even blew a kiss to one of the girls and the girl caught it against her chest and mouthed “Thank You” to Peyton. That made her day! I think Gavin really liked the drums and watching all of the people around him! Brady did great, sleeping the days away in the stroller. All in all, it was a great week. Even the weather couldn’t keep us down. It was in the high 70’s, low 80’s Tues and Wed and then plummeted to the mid 60’s even sometime in the mid 50’s. We just bundled everyone up and kept going.
We had a great vacation and enjoyed the time with family.
So, enjoy the pictures.
The winning pumpkin. Peyton liked the crowns.
The Star Spangled Banner was being played by one of the bands.
The only ride that Peyton would go on! She rode this same one last year and she remembered it. We tried to get her to go on the carousel and another one, but when she came to this one she said, "This is IT! I love it." Gavin really wanted a motorcycle, but there weren't any left!
Gavin did this to his hat himself! I thought it was too cute. This was while we were watching the parade of the bands.
Peyton waving at the princesses (Area festival/fair queens and their attendants)
There was a Presbytyrian church that was ringing the bells one day and after they were done, they let the kids come up and try and ring them. Both of them really liked this part!
Gavin riding the pony the first day. He wasn't totally excited, but did it anyway. Peyton would have anything to do with it!
Gavin riding the pony on Day 3.
Peyton riding the pony for the first time ever! She was so excited to get on it and really enjoyed the ride. I guess we just had to let her do it in her own timing.
Peyton says that this is one of her favorites, but if you click on this picture and look at her face closer...you might beg to differ. She looks terrified. Funny enough though, she went down another time BY HERSELF. Nana was sitting in the middle and Peyton and Gavin were on each side of her on their own potato sack. Unfortunately, we didn't get a picture of that one because the camera died. The look of horror on Peyton's face was even better! ;)
Gavin giving Brady lessons.
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